"doddery" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more doddery [comparative], most doddery [superlative]
Etymology: From dodder + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dodder|y}} dodder + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} doddery (comparative more doddery, superlative most doddery)
  1. Doddering, trembly, shaky. Translations (doddering, trembly, shaky): 顫顫巍巍 (Chinese), 颤颤巍巍 (chànwēiwēi) (Chinese), tatterig (German), tārutu (Maori), tatutatu (Maori)
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